Those seeking to break free of surprise fees and annual cable / satellite TV contracts may be interested in PlayStation Vue, which offers over 100 channels including HBO and Cinemax with details on their new Ultra Plan below.

To quote from Sony PS Vue VP Dwayne Benefield: Here are all the plans available on PlayStation Vue starting today. With a compatible TV-connected device and an internet connection, there are no additional fees, such as set-top box fees, or long-term contracts.

Access

Core

Elite

Ultra

55+ channels, including live cable TV, movies and sports channels.

70+ channels, including all the channels from Access with the addition of live national and regional sports networks.

100+ channels, featuring all the channels from Core with the addition of top movie and entertainment channels.

HBO and Showtime, plus all the 100+ channels from Elite.

$29.99 per month,
$39.99 in cities with most major live local broadcast stations*

$34.99 per month,
$44.99 in cities with most major live local broadcast stations*

$44.99 per month,
$54.99 in cities with most major live local broadcast stations*

$64.99 per month,
$74.99 in cities with most major live local broadcast stations*

We wanted to provide flexibility to our users by giving you multiple options to catch your favorite shows, and we hope you enjoy these new additions to PlayStation Vue. For more information, please visit www.psvue.com.

*Cities with most major live local broadcast stations: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, and Miami

Following their previous revision, Sony has now released a PlayStation 4 System Software / PS4 Firmware 4.07 Update which once again improves the quality of the system performance (aka patches exploit security holes).

My cable guy was just looking for a discounted PlayStation 4 bundle for the holidays, and it appears Sony has answered dropping the Uncharted 4 PS4 bundle to $249.99 from December 11 to the 24th, 2016.